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to coact

to coact

8.2
Work together with others to reach a goal
  • verb
  • /koʊˈækt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coactuar
  • For the project to succeed, all departments must coact efficiently and share information.

Examples

  • In certain ecosystems, different species coact to maintain environmental balance.

  • The two scientists coacted on a series of experiments investigating climate change.

  • The team must coact to achieve their goals.

  • They coacted effectively during the project.

  • For the project to succeed, all departments must coact efficiently and share information.

  • In certain ecosystems, different species coact to maintain environmental balance.

  • The team must coact to achieve their goals.

Synonyms

to cooperate
vsto coact
543 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

act together in effect without focusing on a planned common goal

Antonyms

to disengage
82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

How Cooperative

to coordinate
325 4.1
to coact
  • Specialized
8.2
to assist
605 1.0
to lone it
  • UK
9.9

Surface Forms

coact infinitive
coacted past
coacted past participle
coacting present participle
coacts third person singular

Morphology

coact = act (transparent) = co + act

The prefix 'co' meaning 'together' plus the verb 'act' yields a straightforward meaning 'act together', which is directly inferable by learners familiar with 'co-' and 'act'.

Etymology

The word coact comes from the parts co- meaning 'together' and act meaning 'do'. So to coact is to 'do' something together with others — to act or work together in a shared effort.